At seven o'clock in the evening, A Gui led Mr. Wu and his party to a spacious banquet hall in the寨子 (zhai zi, mountain village), preparing to treat them to dinner.

　　Inside the wooden house was a long dining table, laden with seafood and some local game hunted in the mountains.

　　A refined man, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, wearing a military uniform and glasses, was sitting at the table. Seeing them, he stood up with a smile.

　　"This is our deputy commander, General Xiao He Sai!" A Gui introduced the two parties: "This is Mr. Wu, a boss from the East."

　　"Welcome," General Xiao He Sai said, extending his hand politely with a refined air.

　　"Hello," Mr. Wu said, shaking his hand lightly. He knew this Xiao He Sai, the son of the local warlord General Lao He Sai, which was why he had become a deputy commander at such a young age.

　　He had heard that in his youth, he had been given a new identity and sent abroad to study by Lao He Sai. After returning, he took over the family business. Although he looked refined, he was actually decisive and ruthless.

　　Mr. Wu understood that although the other party had only sent a deputy commander to talk to him, it didn't mean they didn't respect him. It was simply that the top leader would not show his face until the business was settled.

　　The two exchanged greetings and a few pleasantries before taking their seats.

　　After sitting down, Xiao He Sai didn't say much, but gave A Gui a look.

　　"Mr. Wu, I may be a bit direct, please don't be offended." A Gui picked up the teapot, rose to pour tea for the guest, a smile on his face, and tentatively asked, "As far as I know, the Hua region is a restricted area for psychotropic drugs. You're ordering such a large quantity, haha..."

　　He spoke only halfway, but although he was polite, his words revealed a hint of suspicion.

　　Mr. Wu took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Where there is absolute profit, there will be people to do it. It just depends on who does it. Besides, the goods I want won't be circulating within the Hua region. There are many other areas around that need this kind of thing."

　　Hearing this, A Gui nodded with a smile and asked further, "May I ask where you plan to send these goods?"

　　Mr. Wu put down his teacup and said softly, "My connections are in the north."

　　A Gui paused for a moment: "In the north? To be honest, I'm very familiar with the Hua region. I served as a soldier there for six years, but... I've never heard of any Ninth Division?"

　　Mr. Wu smiled and interjected, "It's normal that you don't know. This matter dates back more than thirty years. During the late stages of the Unification War, in order to counter the Lao Maozi's Sixth District, the Hua region established the Eighth Bureau and One Division, centered on the Chuan province, including Yanbei, Nanhai, Lu, Chuan, and the Ninth District..."

　　Mr. Wu spoke with a smile, eloquently, exuding an air of calm charm. These unknown secrets of the Hua region were almost like family treasures in his mouth: "The main purpose of this Eighth Bureau and One Division was to provide intelligence to the Military Intelligence Bureau. At that time, due to the special situation in the north... that is, the North Wind Pass, which was the gateway to the Sixth District, the Hua region established a special military intelligence department called the Ninth Division, specializing in handling information from this area. Haha, outsiders don't really understand this matter. Moreover, after the end of the Unification War, this department changed its name, and only some old-timers still call it the Ninth Division."

　　"I still have some impression of that period of history." Hearing this, A Gui paused and turned to look at Mr. Wu, saying, "I heard... the first director of the Hua region's Military Intelligence Bureau was surnamed Wu! The commander-in-chief of the North Wind Pass was also surnamed Wu! And your connections are in the north... You wouldn't be..."

　　"Hehe, my family background is very ordinary." Mr. Wu waved his hand, revealing a faint smile: "I'm just running errands for the big shots, not worth mentioning."

　　"Ah..."

　　Although the other party spoke very vaguely, some scenes from the great migration of Nanhai back then still flashed in A Gui's mind. In an instant, he imagined countless pieces of information, revealing an expression that said, "I understand, you don't need to say anymore": "Oh, I see, I see."

　　Mr. Wu smiled and said nothing more.

　　Xiao He Sai, who had been silent all along, raised his glass and said with a smile, "Mr. Wu has come from afar. According to Eastern tradition, I'll toast you."

　　"General Xiao is too kind." Mr. Wu also raised his glass. The two drank, and the atmosphere in the room became much warmer. Everyone ate and chatted.

　　Half an hour later, everyone had eaten enough. Mr. Wu put down his glass and took out a stack of checkbooks from his pocket, saying, "The quantity of goods will be handled according to what I told you before. You just need to deliver the goods to the port. According to the rules, I'll pay you a deposit first."

　　As he spoke, Mr. Wu took out a delicate fountain pen and wrote a string of numbers on the checkbook, tore it off, and pushed it to A Gui.

　　A Gui glanced at the check and saw that it was three million. He declined, "Since you were introduced by Lao Wei, there's no need to pay a deposit. You're too kind."

　　Mr. Wu smiled: "Hehe, one thing is one thing, rules are rules."

　　"Since Mr. Wu insists, then I'll accept it." Only then did A Gui take the check and put it in his pocket.

　　Another half an hour passed, the dinner ended, and everyone got up and walked outside.

　　Mr. Wu and Xiao He Sai walked in front, chatting and laughing as if they were old friends.

　　A Gui followed behind, accompanying them all the way.

　　Just then, one of Mr. Wu's entourage approached him and quietly slipped a check into his hand.

　　A Gui glanced at it and found that it was as much as five hundred thousand. He was slightly surprised and pretended to decline, "Oh, what are you doing? Don't do this! The deputy commander is still here...!"

　　The entourage grabbed A Gui's hand and said softly, "If you're always running around in the martial world, how can you not understand these rules? Keep it. It's inevitable that we'll have to trouble you with the subsequent shipments."

　　"Hehe, Mr. Wu is really too kind." A Gui said with a smile and pocketed the check.

　　Soon, the two sides stood at the intersection and said goodbye. Mr. Wu and his group were going back to their accommodations, while Xiao He Sai and A Gui walked in the other direction.

　　On the way, Xiao He Sai had already put away his smile and turned to look at A Gui, asking, "Have you investigated him?"

　　A Gui said in a low voice, "This person was introduced by Lao Wei. Lao Wei himself is our old customer and has a certain level of trustworthiness. There shouldn't be any problems with the people he introduces. Moreover, this person spoke in great detail, and what he said was similar to some of the things I knew when I was in the Hua region, and they were all very secret information... I think he should be a very influential person."

　　Xiao He Sai walked quietly, without saying a word.

　　Observing his expression, A Gui immediately took out the three million check from his pocket: "I called to confirm just now, there's no problem with the money."

　　Only then did Xiao He Sai nod lightly: "Then let's do it."